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Malaysia-Russia visa-free travel, direct flights should be expedited : Anwar

Anwar said he had raised the matter in Cabinet several years ago, but the process had yet to be finalised

Visitors to Thailand need digital arrival card from May 1

System can be accessed from April 28 to register for the electronic arrival card, which will replace the disembarkation card

KLIA still Malaysia’s busiest airport for international arrivals: Tourism Malaysia

It received 1.92 million tourists in the first half of this year, meanwhile land transportation seems to be the preferred way to move around

[WATCH] Dehumanising tourism: are Bajau Laut children being exploited?

Rude tourists insist to take photos of children in the nude, luring them with snacks and money

17-year-old Indian tourist lone fatality of bus fire that injured four other family members

A tourist from Chennai, India – Yafarah Taj Fakrudin Hussaini, aged 17 – tragically lost his life, and four members of his family sustained injuries when the bus they were travelling in was involved in an accident and caught fire at Km-198 of the North-South Highway (northbound) this morning.

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Worrying number of youth spending 18 hours on social media daily: MCMC 

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has drawn attention to the substantial number of young individuals who spend extended periods online, expressing concerns about harmful aspects of specific social media platforms. 

Penang’s shores in peril: a deadly mix of climate change and coastal development”

Rising sea levels, erratic weather, and unchecked development are driving coastal erosion to alarming new heights in Penang, threatening both nature and livelihoods.

PayNet confirms DuitNow QR code transaction fee for merchants starting Oct 1

In a statement on the matter, PayNet, the operator of DuitNow QR, clarified that the fee follows the lifting of a waiver on the merchant discount rate, which is charged based on a percentage of the payment transaction value.